4 Corners

I’d arranged to meet a friend in here to head on to another drinking establishment. The reason why we didn’t just meet there first eludes me but I was intrigued to see what this place was like after a friend had been there on a works dinner.
The bar area itself is very chic and well lit so I immediately relaxed and settled into one of the comfy chairs. It’s was a tad after 5pm when I was there and it wasn’t that busy with only a couple of bored businessmen yakking in the corner and what looked like to be a couple of ‘lone beers’ pinting at the bar.
There was a good selection of cocktails and the like on the menu but I just went for my usual pint of lager. The bar man was dead friendly and offered to bring it over to where I was sitting which was a nice touch. When my friend arrived we actually stayed for more than one which is a good benchmark for a new drinking experience, we nearly forgot we’d plans to head on.
Regardless I can’t imagine myself heading here too often unless I wanted a quiet beer without going to one of the many ‘old style’ bars in the vicinity.
Pros: Nice relaxed atmosphere.
Cons: Drinks are ‘hotel prices’.

Four Corners is the hotel bar for the Premier Inn, though with separate entrances on different streets you wouldn’t realise this which as others have said, probably works in their favour. The bar always has hotel guests in it who are getting started on their night out in Belfast or just having a nightcap and as far as Hotel bars goes, it’s pretty big and spacious. They serve food in here although I haven’t samples any yet. The cocktail menu is ice and they offer all the usual beers, wines and spirits too. The prices are a little steep especially as you can cross the street to the Northern Whig or go round the corner to the Duke of York and get the same thing for at least a pound less! But its a good place for a quick drink, or a change of scenery to hang out with tourists!

Not a fan of this bar at all. Came here to meet an old work colleague one night and the bouncers wouldn’t let my friend and I in. He told us it was a members only bar. I didn’t really know what his deal was seeing as were were dressed well and were completely sober. It resulted in my friend Faye having to come outside and tell the bouncers we were with her. Tut tut.
We were just here for the one drink and decided to take advantage of the extensive cocktail menu. I had a cosmopolitan.
At one stage a man in his thirties came over and asked me what I was drinking saying it looked very exotic and that the group of women he was with wanted one. Had they never seen sex in the city or been out in a city before?!
There was a guy playing guitar in the corner who was playing woeful covers of Oasis songs. I mean Oasis in 2010?! What is going on in this bar?
As John said below, I got that strange vibe off the place too, like there are people here who want to find themselves a wife.
It’s a weird place, the décor is quite swish and it looks nice, but it just has no atmosphere or personality.

I love Diarmuid’s review of the bar being «deceptively large» because it is. From the outside, there doesn’t look to be a bar or a restaurant at all, yet when you step inside, it is actually really impressive. We only popped in for a drink, and with no offers that we could see, I asked if there were any student discounts or anything that was on offer (if you don’t ask you don’t get)
Turned out there was nothing on offer and the man behind the bar smiled at me as if to say «Yeah I know what you mean». To have pints at over 3 quid is a bit of a rip off because other places can do the exact same pint in the exact same glass for half the price.
The place was very quiet. I tend to find myself going to places during the day which sometimes doesn’t necessarily provide the best picture of how busy a place can be, but I don’t think this place would ever be heaving with customers (drinking during the day is also a fair reflection of what it is to be doing an English degree, and acts as a pre-​cursor for the rest of my life I’m guessing).
Despite looking quite good and despite having very friendly staff, the 4 Corners just doesn’t cut it as a potential drinking den for many people.

Having only recently opened up it’s doors, the 4 Corners will probably do a roaring trade, being so close to the Cathedral Quarter and its other bars and restaurants, and will certainly benefit from the tourist market also. It is part of the Premier Inn Hotel, but it doesn’t feel like it, it feels like an independent bar, and it’s bloody big inside too. It actually looks a big like a restaurant from the outside, and although they do serve food, I think they need to do more to entice the clientele that they need for the bar itself. We had a nice meal, nothing fancy but very enjoyable, and had a few drinks afterwards too. The staff were pleasant, it was easy to get served at the bar, and the night was a good one.

Of all the bars in the Cathedral quarter this would be one of the least impressive in my opinion.
I called in with my girlfriend and a few family members for a quick drink after a meal at Nick’s Warehouse nearby. It was a Saturday night and every bar in the area was at bursting point, suspiciously this place was half empty (or half full depending on whether you’re a pessimist or not)
it had a strange vibe. It felt like a dating hole for those in their mid thirties. Hammered guys trying to leech over that girl who can barely hold their head up.
The drinks on offer is the usual cavalcade of macro lagers, spirits and selection of over priced dry white plonk. Prices are typical of the area, about £3.20 a pint as far as I remember the last time I was there.
It is infact part of the Premier Inn hotel but to be honest they feel like completely separate entities.

I like this bar. (How’s that for a strong statement?)
But really, it’s in such a great location in the Cathedral Quarter, it’s not themed in any way, it’s just a good bar where people can go for a bit of craic.
It’s a bit of an oddity in that it is a hotel bar, but really doesn’t look like it from the outside. The entrance to the bar is actually on a different street to the entrance to the Premier Inn and I think this works in the bar’s favour as they get much more passing trade that way.
Being a hotel bar, it is often full of hotel guests, so it’s a nice place to hear different accents and get chatting to tourists. Just the other night a friend and I bumped into a hen party over from Manchester. They were staying in the hotel and were looking for a club to go to. Not only did we recommend one, we joined them at it! Great times!
Another major plus for this bar is the food. The restaurant in the back is a firm favourite with my brother and his family and does a great Sunday dinner, but for me, the best thing is that there is food available in the bar until about 11pm. The menu is restricted to pizza and chips as far as I remember, but it was delicious and much better than grabbing a packet of KP nuts from the bar!